834 Goodbye to an Old Friend
He rushed into his room. The room was in a mess, and the fog outside was still thick. In a few moments, he could barely see the items inside!
The second gang leader quickly took out the tinderbox he always carried, blew on it gently, and sparks flew everywhere, a glimmer of light illuminating the room!
The faint light seemed so insignificant in the endless darkness, as if it could be swallowed up by the surrounding mist at any moment.
The second gang leader's expression remained one of fear and unease. He gripped the tinderbox tightly, his eyes flashing with determination. He quickly grabbed a package, which contained one of his many valuables; he couldn't afford to think too much about anything else.
Then, he forcefully lifted the bed board, revealing a dark hole.
This secret passage was specially dug by the Fish Gang. Without the slightest hesitation, he took a deep breath and suddenly plunged inside.
A chilling aura emanated from all around, and the light was faint, but visibility was much better. It seemed that the fog hadn't gotten in. The Second Gang Leader breathed a slight sigh of relief!
Moreover, my pace has quickened considerably. There's no feeling of constraint; it's as if I've returned to normalcy. My blood and energy surge, and my speed is as fast as before. It's effortless and exhilarating, a return of my own power to myself.
After a quick and careful journey, the second gang leader finally emerged from the other end of the secret passage. He found himself outside the town, in a desolate graveyard, where the surrounding mist still lingered.
The second gang leader quickly crawled back inside and listened carefully to the sounds around him. Outside, apart from the faint sound of the wind, there was nothing!
The second gang leader breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then his eyes hardened with suspicion. He thought to himself, "We can't stay in this town. We need to get into the city quickly. Even if I become a guard, it will be much safer!"
Then he thought of his few lovers, gave a slight cold laugh, turned around, pushed open the exit, and carefully crawled out. Although the visibility was very poor, he carefully held the big knife and slowly walked towards the county town!
After carefully taking a few dozen steps, suddenly, a dense crowd of figures appeared in front of me. I cautiously took a few steps closer and saw a small figure, and then a figure whose back seemed quite familiar. Wasn't that my friend, Third Brother, whom I had climbed to the top by stepping on him?
Back then, eager to make a name for himself, he tricked his friend, Third Brother, into going fishing together at night. He acted as a lookout for him, concealing the fact that he had joined the gang. In the end, he personally killed Third Brother, and finally made a small contribution and stood out from the crowd.
As for the third brother's family, they were all buried together in this chaotic graveyard by their own hands!
Turning around gently, the pristine white skeleton seemed to represent the pure innocence of the human world!
He slowly turned around, his red eyes staring at the person who was still alive. For a moment, he was speechless, only slowly walking over like a normal person.
The white skeleton, a family of three, all neatly arranged, knows no pain, no fatigue, no mental exhaustion or guilt, only knows how to kill whoever is in front of them!
The second gang leader looked terrified, a cold smile in his eyes. He turned and ran, his speed increasing. After running three steps, he could no longer see the way he came. The fog obscured the view, the fire was gone, and it seemed that this place was not the same place.
In the chaotic mist, a towering figure appeared, with two feet on its head and holding a harpoon. Its imposing presence was terrifying.
The moment their eyes met, the world seemed to freeze.
A dazzling white light pierced the night sky and shot out, carrying a fist-sized object that flew rapidly towards them. It resembled an ice block, but it was no ordinary ice block. It was extremely cold ice formed from condensed extreme cold true energy, so cold and piercing that it seemed to freeze the air in front of it.
The fog seemed to have frozen, thinning out a bit!
The second gang leader's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly swung his broadsword, trying to block the sudden attack.
The moment the broadsword touched the extreme cold, it was corroded by an irresistible chill. A thick layer of frost quickly formed on the blade, as if it were frozen solid, unable to move.
Just as the second gang leader was in shock, the second extremely cold true energy roared in, seemingly faster and more powerful.
It was like a deadly arrow, striking straight at the second gang leader's chest.
With a loud "bang," the extremely cold true energy instantly pierced through the Second Gang Leader's chest, and a bone-chilling cold spread from his body, freezing him into an ice sculpture.
Slowly, life comes to life: a startled face, a horrified face, eyes that seem to be struggling, struggling, as if the blood has frozen!
The skeletons slowly approached from all sides, their fingers pure white, devoid of any flesh or blood. The familiar figures seemed to be visiting someone they knew.
The skeletal claws reached into the frozen chest, seemingly trying to find something to look at, to see if it was black or white!
As the fog descended, people who were not in the room, those who were not inside the house, and those whose doors were open all seemed to emit terrified screams and horrifying swallowing sounds.
In a place teeming with people and brimming with vitality like a furnace, many fishmen, skeletons, and unknown horned monsters quietly appeared all around!
The Yelang Xiang Gang's gate was tightly shut. Upon seeing the thick fog outside, they were immediately frightened and shrank back inside, clutching their long knives and thick sticks tightly, as if they had never seen them before!
Outside, all was silent; it was as if the heavens and earth here were speechless!
In the fragrant night, as he was preparing to tidy up and go to monitor the harvesters' helpers, he pushed open the door and was immediately enveloped in fog. In the main hall with the campfire, he hadn't felt how thick the fog was, but now he truly realized how dense it was.
Boss Sheng carried an iron rod and held a thin whip. Behind him were three henchmen. Today was their turn to be on duty. They were to keep an eye on the harvesters and prevent them from selling the Yelang Incense privately!
After all, even small mosquito bites can add up.
"Boss, this fog is so thick! I've never seen fog this thick before. Should we light a torch?" a quick-witted henchman flattered. Torches cost money too!
The other two, seeing nothing much in the thick fog, felt a chill creep down their spines. They whispered, "Boss, shouldn't we wait until it's a little brighter and then head over? Those harvesters won't dare to hoard any!"
With a look of disgust, who would dare to hide that Yelangxiang stuff inside their clothes? They'd stink to death!
However, it's easy to sell this stuff privately. They can't possibly open every single barrel to check it. If it weren't for the fact that this stuff is produced steadily every day, and there are regular buyers outside the town who use it as fertilizer!
They don't care about the filth and stench of this stuff. The advantage lies in its stability and steady flow of resources. It's also because other gangs genuinely look down on it and don't want to stink themselves out. Otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen into the hands of those who haven't even reached the next level.
Fortunately, their leader had already broken through to the first level thanks to all that he had accumulated, making everyone envious!
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